Top 50 Breweries in the U.S.

Boulder, CO • April 5, 2016 – The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade group representing small and independent craft brewers—today released its annual lists of the top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the U.S., based on beer sales volume. Of the top 50 overall brewing companies, 43 were craft brewing companies.1

“The top U.S. brewers continue to drive demand, growth, innovation and exponential interest in beers from small and independent brewers,” said Bart Watson, chief economist, Brewers Association. “With a historic record number of breweries in the U.S., the top brewers continue to open new markets and expose beer drinkers to a variety of fuller-flavored styles and offerings.”

Top 50 U.S. Craft Brewing Companies

(Based on 2015 beer sales volume*)

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Rank

Brewing Company

City

State

1

D. G. Yuengling and Son, Inc

Pottsville

PA

2

Boston Beer Co

Boston

MA

3

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co

Chico

CA

4

New Belgium Brewing Co

Fort Collins

CO

5

Gambrinus

San Antonio

TX

6

Lagunitas Brewing Co*

Petaluma

CA

7

Bell’s Brewery, Inc

Comstock

MI

8

Deschutes Brewery

Bend

OR

9

Minhas Craft Brewery

Monroe

WI

10

Stone Brewing Co

Escondido

CA

11

Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits*

San Diego

CA

12

Brooklyn Brewery

Brooklyn

NY

13

Firestone Walker Brewing Co

Paso Robles

CA

14

Oskar Blues Brewing Holding Co

Longmont

CO

15

Duvel Moortgat USA

Kansas City & Cooperstown

MO/NY

16

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Milton

DE

17

Matt Brewing Co

Utica

NY

18

SweetWater Brewing Co

Atlanta

GA

19

Harpoon Brewery

Boston

MA

20

New Glarus Brewing Co

New Glarus

WI

21

Great Lakes Brewing Co

Cleveland

OH

22

Alaskan Brewing Co

Juneau

AK

23

Abita Brewing Co

Abita Springs

LA

24

Anchor Brewing Co

San Francisco

CA

25

Stevens Point Brewery Co

Stevens Point

WI

26

Victory Brewing Co

Downingtown

PA

27

August Schell Brewing Co

New Ulm

MN

28

Long Trail Brewing Co

Bridgewater Corners

VT

29

Summit Brewing Co

Saint Paul

MN

30

Shipyard Brewing Co

Portland

ME

31

Full Sail Brewing Co

Hood River

OR

32

Odell Brewing Co

Fort Collins

CO

33

Southern Tier Brewing Co

Lakewood

NY

34

Rogue Ales Brewery

Newport

OR

35

21st Amendment Brewery

Bay Area

CA

36

Ninkasi Brewing Co

Eugene

OR

37

Flying Dog Brewery

Frederick

MD

38

Narragansett Brewing Co

Providence

RI

39

Left Hand Brewing Co

Longmont

CO

40

Uinta Brewing Co

Salt Lake City

UT

41

Green Flash Brewing Co

San Diego

CA

42

Allagash Brewing Co

Portland

ME

43

Lost Coast Brewery

Eureka

CA

44

Bear Republic Brewing Co

Cloverdale

CA

45

Troegs Brewing Co

Hershey

PA

46

Karl Strauss Brewing Co

San Diego

CA

47

Breckenridge Brewery*

Littleton

CO

48

North Coast Brewing Co

Fort Bragg

CA

49

Four Peaks Brewing Co*

Tempe

AZ

50

Revolution Brewing Co

Chicago

IL

*Craft volume pro-rated in 2015 or will be pro-rated/exiting craft brewer data set in 2016

Top 50 U.S. Overall Brewing Companies2

(Based on 2015 beer sales volume)

Rank

Brewing Company

City

State

1

Anheuser-Busch, Inc (a)

Saint Louis

MO

2

MillerCoors (b)

Chicago

IL

3

Pabst Brewing Co (c)

Los Angeles

CA

4

D. G. Yuengling and Son, Inc

Pottsville

PA

5

Boston Beer Co (d)

Boston

MA

6

North American Breweries (e)

Rochester

NY

7

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co

Chico

CA

8

New Belgium Brewing Co

Fort Collins

CO

9

Craft Brew Alliance (f)

Portland

OR

10

Lagunitas Brewing Co (g)

Petaluma

CA

11

Gambrinus (h)

San Antonio

TX

12

Bell’s Brewery, Inc (i)

Comstock

MI

13

Deschutes Brewery

Bend

OR

14

Minhas Craft Brewery (j)

Monroe

WI

15

Stone Brewing Co

Escondido

CA

16

Sleeman Brewing Co (k)

LaCrosse

WI

17

Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits (l)

San Diego

CA

18

Brooklyn Brewery

Brooklyn

NY

19

Firestone Walker Brewing Co (m)

Paso Robles

CA

20

Founders Brewing Co

Grand Rapids

MI

21

Oskar Blues Brewing Holding Co (n)

Longmont

CO

22

Duvel Moortgat USA (o)

Kansas City & Cooperstown

MO/NY

23

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Milton

DE

24

Matt Brewing Co (p)

Utica

NY

25

SweetWater Brewing Co

Atlanta

GA

26

Harpoon Brewery

Boston

MA

27

New Glarus Brewing Co

New Glarus

WI

28

Great Lakes Brewing Co

Cleveland

OH

29

Alaskan Brewing Co

Juneau

AK

30

Abita Brewing Co

Abita Springs

LA

31

Anchor Brewing Co

San Francisco

CA

32

Stevens Point Brewery Co (q)

Stevens Point

WI

33

Victory Brewing Co

Downingtown

PA

34

August Schell Brewing Co (r)

New Ulm

MN

35

Long Trail Brewing Co (s)

Bridgewater Corners

VT

36

Summit Brewing Co

Saint Paul

MN

37

Shipyard Brewing Co (t)

Portland

ME

38

Full Sail Brewing Co

Hood River

OR

39

Odell Brewing Co

Fort Collins

CO

40

Southern Tier Brewing Co

Lakewood

NY

41

Rogue Ales Brewery

Newport

OR

42

21st Amendment Brewery

Bay Area

CA

43

Ninkasi Brewing Co

Eugene

OR

44

Flying Dog Brewery

Frederick

MD

45

Narragansett Brewing Co

Providence

RI

46

Pittsburgh Brewing Co (u)

Pittsburgh

PA

47

Left Hand Brewing Co

Longmont

CO

48

Uinta Brewing Co

Salt Lake City

UT

49

Green Flash Brewing Co

San Diego

CA

50

Allagash Brewing Co

Portland

ME

1 Figure based on companies that met craft brewer definition for all or part of 2015. An American craft brewer is small, independent and traditional. Small: Annual production of 6 million barrels of beer or less (approximately 3 percent of U.S. annual sales). Beer production is attributed to the rules of alternating proprietorships. Independent: Less than 25 percent of the craft brewery is owned or controlled (or equivalent economic interest) by an alcoholic beverage industry member that is not itself a craft brewer. Traditional: A brewer that has a majority of its total beverage alcohol volume in beers whose flavor derives from traditional or innovative brewing ingredients and their fermentation. Flavored malt beverages (FMBs) are not considered beers.

2Top 50 Overall U.S. Brewing Companies notes: (a) includes 10 Barrel, Bass, Beck’s, Blue Point, Bud Light, Budweiser, Busch, Golden Road (partial year) Goose Island, Elysian (partial year) Landshark, Michelob, Rolling Rock, Shock Top and Wild Series brands. Does not include partially owned Coastal, Craft Brew Alliance, Fordham, Kona, Old Dominion, Omission, Red Hook and Widmer Brothers brands; (b) includes A.C. Golden, Batch 19, Blue Moon, Colorado Native, Coors, Keystone, Killian’s, Leinenkugel’s, Miller, Saint Archer (partial year), and Tenth & Blake brands; (c) includes Pabst, Schlitz, Small Town, and 28+ other brand families; (d) includes Alchemy & Science and Sam Adams brands. Does not include Twisted Tea or Angry Orchard brands; (e) includes Dundee, Genesee, Labatt Lime, Magic Hat and Pyramid brands; (f) includes Kona, Omission, Red Hook and Widmer Brothers brands; (g) full year volume; craft rank reflects pro-rated volume due to sale of stake to Heineken (h) includes BridgePort, Shiner and Trumer brands; (i) includes Bell’s and Upper Hand brands; (j) includes Mountain Crest and 10 other brand families as well as export volume; (k) includes Sleeman and Sapporo brands as well as export volume; (l) volume will be pro-rated in 2016 data set due to sale to Constellation Brands; (m) will be part of control group with Duvel Moortgat USA starting in 2016; (n) includes Utah Brewers Cooperative and Perrin Brewing Company brands, will include Cigar City brands starting in 2016; (o) includes Boulevard and Ommegang brands; (p) includes Flying Bison, Saranac and Utica Club brands; (q) includes James Page, Point and Whole Hog brands; (r) includes Grain Belt and Schell’s brands; (s) includes Long Trail, Otter Creek, The Shed and Wolaver’s brands; (t) includes Casco Bay, Sea Dog and Shipyard brands; (u) includes Iron City and 17 other brand families.

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